DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 130 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3231 - - 3136 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4605 - - 4276 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5789 - - 5694 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1293 - - 1628 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 392 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 331 - - 331 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -554 - - -942 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6344 - - 6636 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7246 - - -7437 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13035 - - 13131 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 64 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.9 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.5 - - 51.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 130 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3231 - - 3136 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99523 42 081 40 087 99523 92027 39 086 40 087 92027 86221 37 083 39 084 86221 81412 26 079 35 074 81412 77290 24 102 28 069 77290 73655 26 104 20 074 73655 70370 23 099 18 092 70370 67344 19 094 18 099 67344 64534 15 077 11 084 64534 61820 7 045 9 080 61820 59003 9 015 8 010 59003 56096 17 343 9 343 56096 53333 20 332 17 331 53333 50853 28 327 24 328 50853 48624 35 326 34 328 48624 46585 35 316 37 322 46585 44700 29 330 33 319 44700 42954 42 345 34 343 42954 41335 46 341 52 348 41335 39826 42 338 56 344 39826 38415 42 346 47 340 38415 37060 44 352 42 339 37060 35691 41 353 39 342 35691 34281 33 352 34 347 34281 32835 27 356 29 351 32835 31338 24 354 26 353 31338 29777 20 345 22 356 29777 28152 17 340 19 358 28152 26463 15 330 17 350 26463 24709 16 315 16 340 24709 22890 16 315 16 338 22890 21004 17 321 17 348 21004 19046 19 328 17 352 19046 17056 21 340 15 356 17056 15142 20 353 16 001 15142 13401 18 358 20 001 13401 11852 16 353 22 000 11852 10475 16 348 18 358 10475 9249 15 352 14 352 9249 8157 12 008 13 356 8157 7186 10 009 12 351 7186 6327 10*354 13*343 6327 5564 10*341 13*338 5564 4877 11 335 13 334 4877 4265 11 331 13 332 4265 3751 11 329 13 330 3751 3354 10 326 12 328 3354 3080 10 324 11 327 3080 2913 9 323 10 326 2913 2817 7 322 8 324 2817 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography